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quarter的中文翻譯是什麼意思

quarter

US/ˈkwɔːrtər/
UK/ˈkwɔːtə(r)/

n. 四分之一; 季度; 一刻鐘; 25分硬幣; 地區; 群體; 營房; 半圓的月相; 一節; 夸特; 慈悲; 住處

v. 把…分成四等份; 為…提供臨時住所

quarter的柯林斯釋義

FRACTION四分之一

A quarter is one of four equal parts of something.

  • A quarter of the residents are over 55 years old...

    1/4的居民年齡在55歲以上。

  • I've got to go in a quarter of an hour...

    一刻鐘以後我就得走了。

N-COUNT季度;季

A quarter is a fixed period of three months. Companies often divide their financial year into four quarters.

  • The group said results for the third quarter are due on October 29.

    該集團表示第三季度的結果將於10月29日公佈。

N-UNCOUNT一刻鐘；十五分鐘

When you are telling the time, you use quarter to talk about the fifteen minutes before or after an hour. For example, 8.15 is quarter past eight, and 8.45 is quarter to nine. In American English, you can also say that 8.15 is a quarter after eight and 8.45 is a quarter of nine.

  • It was a quarter to six...

    當時是6點差一刻。

  • See you about quarter to nine...

    8點45分左右再見。

VERB把…分成四等份

If you quarter something such as a fruit or a vegetable, you cut it into four roughly equal parts.

  • Chop the mushrooms and quarter the tomatoes.

    把蘑菇切成丁，再把西紅柿切成四瓣。

VERB把…降至原先的四分之一;把…減少四分之三

If the number or size of something is quartered, it is reduced to about a quarter of its previous number or size.

  • The doses I suggested for adults could be halved or quartered.

    我之前建議成人服用的劑量可以降到1/2或者1/4。

N-COUNT(美國或加拿大的)25分硬幣

A quarter is an American or Canadian coin that is worth 25 cents.

  • I dropped a quarter into the slot of the pay phone.

    我向付費電話的投幣孔裡投了一枚25分硬幣。

N-COUNT(城鎮中某一類人群生活或工作的)區，地區

A particular quarter of a town is a part of the town where a particular group of people traditionally live or work.

  • Look for hotels in the French Quarter.

    在法國人居住區尋找旅館。

N-COUNT(做出反應或行動的)某位人士，某個團體

To refer to a person or group you may not want to name, you can talk about the reactions or actions from a particular quarter .

  • Help came from an unexpected quarter...

    援助來自於一個意想不到的團體。

  • There are fears in some quarters that the republic would have little chance of surviving on its own.

    某些人士擔心共和國獨立支撐下去的希望很渺茫。

N-PLURAL(軍人、水手、僕人的)住處，宿舍，營房

The rooms provided for soldiers, sailors, or servants to live in are called their quarters .

  • Mckinnon went down from deck to the officers' quarters.

    麥金農走下甲板，來到軍官們的住處。

VERB為…提供臨時住所

If people are quartered somewhere, they are provided with accommodation for a short time, usually while they are working away from home.

  • Our soldiers are quartered in Peredelkino.

    我們計程車兵在佩列傑利基諾紮營。

PHRASE近距離地;近在咫尺；接近地

If you do something at close quarters, you do it very near to a particular person or thing.

  • You can watch aircraft take off or land at close quarters...

    你可以近距離觀察飛機的起降。

PHRASE不仁慈；不寬恕

If you say that someone was given no quarter, you mean that they were not treated kindly by someone who had power or control over them.

  • This is not war as you learned it. It is brutal work, with no quarter given.

    這並不是你所瞭解的戰爭。它殘酷無情，對人沒有半點憐憫。

quarter的英文釋義

Noun

1. one of four equal parts;

  • a quarter of a pound

2. a district of a city having some distinguishing character;

  • the Latin Quarter

3. one of four periods of play into which some games are divided;

  • both teams scored in the first quarter

4. a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour;

  • it's a quarter til 4
  • a quarter after 4 o'clock

5. one of four periods into which the school year is divided;

  • the fall quarter ends at Christmas

6. a fourth part of a year; three months;

  • unemployment fell during the last quarter

7. one of the four major division of the compass;

  • the wind is coming from that quarter

8. a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds)

    9. a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds)

      10. a United States coin worth one fourth of a dollar;

      • he fed four quarters into the slot machine

      11. an unspecified person;

      • he dropped a word in the right quarter

      12. the rear part of a ship

        13. piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp

          Verb

          1. provide housing for (military personnel)

            2. pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him;

            • in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes

            3. divide into quarters;

            • quarter an apple

            4. divide by four; divide into quarters

              quarter的同義詞辨析

              district, region, area, section, zone, belt, quarter, neighbourhood

              這些名詞均有"地區"之意。

              • district ： 多指由政府等機構出於行政管理等目的而明確劃分的地區。
              • region ： 普通用詞，常指地球上、大氣中具有自然分界線的區域，特指按照氣候、人體或其他特徵鮮明、自成一體的地區。
              • area ： 普通用詞，指整體中較大的，界線不分明的一部分。
              • section ： 普通用詞，指城市、國家或天然界線形成的地區。
              • zone ： 科技用詞，指圓形或弧形地帶，尤指地圖上按溫度劃分的五個地帶。用作一般意義時，也可指具有某種特徵的其它地區。
              • belt ： 從本義"帶，帶狀物"引申而指任何廣闊的長條地帶，也可指種植某種作物的地區。
              • quarter ： 指城市裡具有相同性質或獨特風味的地區，比section範圍小，但劃分更精確。
              • neighbourhood ： 指比section的劃定更清楚，範圍更小。具體指城市中的住宅區，也可指附近一帶。

              quarter的場景例句

              They walked a quarter of a mile down the mountainside.

              他們沿山坡下行了四分之一英里的路程.

              The city has a busy Chinese quarter.

              這個城市有個熱鬧的華人區.

              We should quarter a pineapple.

              我們應該把這個菠蘿分成四等份.

              Please subtract a quarter of the money for your own use.

              請從你的零用錢中扣除四分之一.

              The acting skill of the player is not a quarter as good as his professional brothers.

              那位演員的演技遠遠不如他的師兄弟們.

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              quarter的詞性變形

              quartersquarteredquartering

              quarter的近義詞

              n. 仁慈,同情

              leniencecompassionatenessmercyindulgencehumanitygracelenitymercifulnesshumanenessclemencypitycompassionforegivenessleniency

              n. 區域

              precinctblockplacelandharriopartsprovinceterrainterritorysectionareazoneregiondistrictneighborhoodcountry

              n. 四分之一,一季度,一刻鐘

              parttermfourthaquarteronequarter-hour

              n. 居所,兵營

              aboderesidencedomicilenestdwellingquarterageroosthabitationhomelodgmentlodgingcantonmentaccommodationshousingcasernlodgingshabitatroomsquarterschamberplaceshelteraddress

              n. 方位

              pointdirection

              v. 位於

              situateplacestationlocateassign

              v. 供...住宿

              accommodatebedbillethouseputuplodgeboard

              v. 居住

              staysettlecampdwelltakelodgerootmakelivedown

              v. 把...分成

              upcutcarvesectionsplit

              其他釋義

              cornervicinityuniversesideharbor